How common is a May 13 birthday?

May 13 is a rare birthday in the U.S. It ranks 331st out of 366 days, with an average of 10,729 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 4% fewer than a typical day.

Rank: 331st of 366
Births on an average day: 10,729
Zodiac sign: ♉ Taurus
Likely conceived around: August 20

Where May 13 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on May 13

Stephen Colbert(1964)
Barry Zito(1978)
Bobby Valentine(1950)
Stevie Wonder(1950)
Harvey Keitel(1939)
David A Kessler(1951)
Jerome Charyn(1937)
Dennis Rodman(1961)

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data